Qualifications

· Experienced Czech-English translator, editor and interpreter, specializing in

literary skills.

· Very meticulous and detail-minded.

· Committed to client’s complete satisfaction.

Relevant Work History

Czech-English Freelance Translator

Professional translator; past jobs include technical, medical, business and legal

topics. References provided upon request.

1995 to Present

Court Interpreter

Court interpreter for criminal and civil proceedings, Seattle/Tacoma area 1995 to Present

Foreign Language Teaching Project Manager and English Editor

Fort Lewis Language School, Central Texas College 2003 to 2005

English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor

Contracted independently and by agencies for children’s & adult programs 1978 to Present

Beginning German and Czech Instructor

Tacoma Community College and Tacoma German Language School 1978 to Present

Also experienced in one-on-one tutoring in English and Czech

Education and Training

Graduate study, German & Czech, Fulbright Scholarship

University of Vienna, Austria

Bachelor of Arts in German

University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Language Instructor Training Workshops

Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA

Professional Translator/Interpreter Training

Academy of Languages, Seattle; Tacoma Community House Language Bank

Consecutive Interpreting Workshops

Academy of Languages, Seattle

Medical Interpreter Training

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Court Interpreter Training, Translator Training

Washington State Administration of the Courts, WITS (Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators Society), NOTIS (Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society)

Washington State Registered Czech-English Court Interpreter

Successfully completed training and testing for a new (as of 2008) category of court interpreters, similar to certification, but applied to a broad spectrum of languages occurring less frequently in the State of Washington than certificated languages